Aaron Hester, a Rivals.com four-star cornerback and Compton (Calif.) Dominguez UCLA commit, has been the center of recruiting rumors recently.

After an arguably cryptic quote about his relationship with the University of Southern California, Hester's commitment to the Bruins was being questioned.

"My verbal (with UCLA) is pretty strong right now," the 6-foot-0, 180-pound cornerback clarified. "I can't really have that much interest in USC because they haven't offered (me a scholarship yet)."

Hester is part of UCLA's, albeit early, strong local recruiting class. Including other local four-star prospects, such as Jerry Johnson, Nick Crissman and Uona Kavienga; Hester's stock is rising without an official scholarship offer from USC.


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